Deodorize



B. W. FLANDERS.

DEODORIZER.

APPLICATION FILED ocT. 6. 1911.

Patented Dec. 2, 1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

B. W. FLANDERS.

DEODORIZER.

APPLICAIION FILED OCT. 6. I911.

Patented Dec. 2,1919.

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ASSIGNOR TO THE NEW" LONDON GHEMICAL GQMPANY, OFNEW LGNDON, GGNNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CON- NEG'IIGUT.

Toall whom it may comerm a. citizen ofjthe United new and: useful. Improvements inaDeodor izers, of fication.

This invention. relates tojv ref-rig er-ation,. and more especlallytoair coolers and deodorizers hich include a; fan r o her? source of air supply; and means, for dispose ingwithin the, blast. of air a, wiclrsatura ted. with. a liquid deodorizer or disinfeotant .v

Theinvention consists, of an attachment adaptedto, be applied to -the cage, of an-Or-I dinary'oflice ordoinestio fan, which attach inenticornprises a cylindrical body or for containing the liquid a; peculiarly shaped frame or support] for the, wick; the

upper portion of the latter standingin the path of the air created by the fan and-the lower portion hanging within the tank and being constantly inoistened by the. liquid.

therein. l 7 I Details will beset forth in the following specification, and reference is, made to the accompanying drawings in wl'1-1ch 4 Figure 1 1s as de elevat on of anordinary fan w1th this attachment applied.

Fig. 2 is aperspective view of'the attach;

ment on alarg erscale, removed from the fan. f 1 Q 7 Fig. 3 is a'central vertical section through the attachment. i

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the; frame,

Fig. 5 is azperspective viewof the clip;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view showing a slight modification.

In the drawings thel'etter F designates an ordinary fan and C is the ire guard or cage which usually surrounds the same. I have shown this source of a r because my attachment is ordinarily applied; thereto, a

but I would not be limited in this particu lar. lVhen applied: to the cage I use inner and outer plates 1 and 2 disposed respec tively inside and outside the front portion of the, cage C and connected by bolts or other devices 3 passing through said cage, and:

the outer plate has a socket'd into which may be reinovably inserted a tongue or hook at the inner side of the attachment itself as best shown in Fig. 2. When the attach- Specification of Letters Patent.

by some other, means,

which the; following s, a specie 7 side of hc' k 1 form; a. slo 1 has been; hung on the cage nnononi-znn.

Patented ea. 2, isle.

i Animation-filed. OctoberG, 191 7. Seria1}1\l'o.195,14=4=. i

V i 511 11, 9 be" used, it can be lifted out Be it kliQWn that, IIBEBTWVM F p p s States, residing at. New London, inthecounty of N ew London) and State of Conn cticut, have invented;

of place, in this support. However, it is clear} that if the blast of air wassupplied someother form of .uppont; might be conveniently. used and of" the one illustrated and described.

The, attachment, itself: comprises, a cylinornamentaljonits exterior, the tank being provided with a suitable; filling nipple l1,

closed by; a cap,l2, and along" the upper called frame, best seen in Fig. 4

across their outer ends by a. rod] 1 5, andwa yoke fwhose side arms .16 e are, connected to gauze, these leaves being. united at their l outer edgesby a bend 21 and their size beingsuch thatthey willfill the space between the bars 14: and their edges will rest inthe channels. thereof; The folder in turn ctrriesthe upper or "outer. end of a wick 22 off fabrlcsuch as cheese-cloth or other soft and; porous material, the Wiclrbeing possibly twice the length of; the folder. In Fig.

3 have shown a series of stops23 within and at'thebottom of the tank against which the cross bar 17 of the yoke may rest, and in Figs 2 and 3 I have shown a pair of springs 24 at the top of the tank bearing on the; side bars l4 of theframe when the latter is in position their function being to press this frame forward so as to throw the cross bar 17 ofthe yoke upward against that stop which is used;

In the assemhlingof parts, after the tank C in a manner whicli is'obviious and its body filled more or less with a disinfeetant or with clear water charged with a disinfectant or antiseptic,

the wick is inserted in the folder, the folder is placed in the frame, and the yoke at the lower end of the frame is passed downward doubtless, would be employed in the place The so- V 7 is made "up. of'two. channeled slde bars 14 connected through the slot 13 at the top of the tank 7 and its cross bar 17 rested against one of the 7 stops 23. In Fig. 3 it is shown as resting against the forward stop, but if the upper part of the frame is to --be inclined to a;

greater degree than there is shownvthe cross bar 17 will be rested against one of the other stops. The folder is adjusted within the channeled side bars 14 to the desired extent. If slid upward to the rod 15, a oonslderable portion ofthe wick will be exposed; if slid downward part way as shown in Figsr2 and 3, a smaller area of the wick will be exposed.

The wick is obviously held. between" the leaves of the folder, and its lower end hangs within the liquid in the tank, ts capillary attraction constantly drawing this liquid upward in a manner which will befreadily understood. As the entire attachment hangs on the'oage'C forward of the fan F or other source of air, the blast of air is against the folder and wick, and a considerable por' tened and deodorized thoroughly beforeit tionof the air may b6: driven" entirely 'throughthe saturated upper part of the wick, provided the latter has'suflicient po rosity. In any event the air will be mois is delivered to the point of use. The setting 7 of the frameagainst the stops adJusts the position of its exterior portion and of that part of the wick which-stands wlthm the folder, and the adjustment of the folder, within the channeled side bars regulates the area of thelwick'exposed.

- these adjustments may be used singly orcol lectively to impart moreor less moisture to the air as clrcumstances may require;

In the modification shown in Fig; 6, practically the samefolder 20 and wick 22"are employed, vbut the frame instead of being a separate member is made integral with" the wall of the tanle Such wall is here numbered '30, slotted near its top as at 33',-

' of the wick and the lower end of the folder down into and through the slot 33 to the interior of the tank, and then move the folded endor bend 21 of the folder iipward in the channeled side bars 3 either part way or fully until the bend enters the channeled crossbar 35. Manifestly the angle of this framecannot so easily be adjusted,-although adjustment is possible by bending the side bars 84:; but manifestly also the folder and the upper portion of the wick can be adjusted by sliding them the same as above described.

What I claim is Therefore' L A deodorizer comprising a substantially horizontal tank'having a slot along its top, means for supporting the tank within a blast of air, a frame carried by the tank and ex tendingfrom its slot across the path of said blast, a foramlnous folder within theiframe,

and, awick held at its upper portion in the folder and depending therefrom through said slot into the tan I 1 2. A deodorizer comprising a substantially horizontal tank-having a slot along its 7 top, means for supportnig the tank within a blast of a1r, a frame comprislngchanneled' side bars'oarried'by the tank and extending from its slot obliquely across the path of said blast and means for connecting their outer ends," a foraminou's'j folder; adj ustably mounted within said sidebars, and a wick held at its upper portion in the folder and extending thence through the slot and hanging within the body of the tank. [3. In a deodorizerpthe combination with a substantially horizontal tank having a slot along its top and a filling opening, and

means on the tank for supporting it within a blast of air; of a frame removably and ad ustably mounted within said slot and havnig the slde bars of its exterior portion channeled, a foraminousfolder mounted within saidchanneled side bars, and a wick held atits, upper portionfin the" folder'andfdepenlgll'ng; thence through the slot into the tan/m fl. In adeodorizer, the combination with a substantially horizontal tank having a slot along its top of a frame comprising at its upper portion apair ofchanneledside' bars connected at their outer ends by a cross rod,

and at its lower portion a yoke consisting of upright side arms standing at anangle tosa d side bars and a cross bar connecting the lower ends of saidarms, thelatter being of a length equal to theldiameter of said tank, stops within the, bottom of the tank against which the cross bar of the yoke may be selectively set, a carrier slidably mounted within said channeled side bars, and a wick held at its upper end in the carrier and depending thence through the slot into the tan z. 1' i 5. Ina deodorizer, the combination with a cylindrical-tank standing on a horizontal axis andhav'ing a slot along its top, steps rising from the bottom of the tank, and

spring fingers adjacent said slot; of a frame portion and channeled, the lower portion being of a' lengthequal to the diameter of the tank and adapted at its bottom vto rest against one of said stops when the bend of the frame stands within the slot of the body and the upper portion underlies said spring fingers, a foraminous carrier adjustably mounted within the upper portion of the frame, and a wick held at itsupper end in 120 whose upperportion is oblique to its lower the carrier end depending thence through the slot'into the interior of the tank.

6. A deodorlzer comprising a tank hav ng an openlng, holder extending through said 5 opening and resting partly Within and partly withoutthe tank, an absorbent element carried by the said holder and extending withcomp1e-. mentary to the tank for adjustably po'sitionin and Without the tank, and means ing the holder and the absorbent element at va-riousengles of inclination.

7. In a deodorizer, the combination of a' tank having an opening, a holder carried by and extending from the tank and disposed adjacent to the opening thereof, and 15 an absorbent element extending 'Within and 

